Elizabeth’s engagement to Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten was announced by King George VI in Buckingham Palace on July 10th 1947.
Before the wedding, Elizabeth’s father gave Philip the British titles Duke of Edinburgh, Earl of Merioneth, and Baron Greenwich.
The couple, who had known each other since Elizabeth was 13 and Philip was 18, were married in Westminster Abbey, London on 20 November 1947.
They spent their honeymoon at Broadlands, Hampshire, the home of Lord Mountbatten, and at Birkhall, Balmoral.
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Technical Description
Designer: Stephen Perera
Printer: Lowe-Martin Security Printers
Process: Offset Lithography
No. of Colours: 4 Colours
Stamp Size: 27mm x 48mm
Miniature Sheet Size: 104mm x 104mm
Stamp values: 40p, 42p, 66p, 78p
Miniature Sheet value:£ 1.60
Issue Date: 28th February 2007
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